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Foreign

The True Stella Awards are really about cases filed in the United States, but sometimes there are foreign components, or they’re just so interesting that they deserve comment. These are some of the craziest examples from the files of the True Stella Awards.

058: Harry Potter and the Colossal Lawsuit

Posted February 7, 2021February 22, 2021 in Categories 2003, Celebrity, Dishonorable Mention, Foreign, Media, Status Unknown1 Comment

Stella Case No. 058, Originally Published: 2 July 2003

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Tags Copyright, Intellectual Property, Publishing

046: Big Shot

Posted December 2, 2020December 7, 2020 in Categories 2003, Dishonorable Mention, Dismissed, Foreign, ShortLeave a comment

Stella Case No. 046, Originally Published: 30 April 2003

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Tags Ammunition, Guns, Hunting, Lion, Product liability, Safari, Scotland, Shooting

031: The Inevitable Spread of American Legal Ideas

Posted November 9, 2020October 8, 2020 in Categories 2003, Dishonorable Mention, Foreign, Minor Plaintiff, Schools, Short, Sports, Status Unknown2 Comments

Stella Case No. 031, Originally Published: 15 January 2003

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Tags Cheerleading, England, Exchange student, Iowa

015: Free Speech v. Words Reserved for Exclusive Corporate Use

Posted December 10, 2020August 10, 2020 in Categories 2002, Appealed, Countersuit, Defamation, Dishonorable Mention, Dismissed, Foreign5 Comments

Stella Case No. 015, Originally Published: 6 November 2002

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Tags Barbie, California, Federal, GOOHF, Intellectual Property, Mattel, Trademark

005: Silence Is Golden — For Some

Posted December 10, 2020July 6, 2020 in Categories 2002, Dishonorable Mention, Foreign, Publicity Stunt, Settled5 Comments

Stella Case No. 005, Originally Published: 25 September 2002

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Tags Intellectual Property, Music, U.K.

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